Melvin, IA is a small town located in the Midwest of the United States. Although it is a small town, Melvin has its own local politics that affects the community in various ways. The town has an elected mayor and city council with five members who are responsible for making decisions on matters such as budgeting, zoning, infrastructure projects, and other initiatives related to everyday operations. The town also has its own tax laws, regulations, and ordinances that are regularly updated based on changes in state laws and regulations. It is important for residents of Melvin to stay informed on their local political candidates running for office each election cycle so they can make informed decisions when voting.
The political climate in Melvin, IA is strongly conservative.
Osceola County, IA is very conservative. In Osceola County, IA 18.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Osceola county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.8% to 18.1%.
Osceola county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Melvin, IA is strongly conservative.
Osceola County, Iowa is very conservative.
Iowa is leaning conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Melvin, Iowa: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Melvin, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $557 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)